Bernie Madoff gets the full 150 years

In setting Madoff’s sentence, judge Denny Chin said the 71-year-old financier had not told authorities everything he knew about his scheme. He also noted that he received no letters of sympathy vouching for Madoff’s character and that the sentence would send a strong message to others who engage in financial fraud, CNBC reported.

Madoff had asked for leniency, hoping for a sentence of as few as 12 years, while prosecutors wanted the maximum punishment of 150 years.